Bible Strands
Mark 10:34
who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples while traveling toward Jerusalem, immediately following His prediction that He will be condemned by the chief priests and scribes and handed over to the Gentiles.
The words — ἐμπαίξουσιν (empaixousin) translates literally to "they will mock," and μαστιγώσουσιν (mastigōsousin) means "they will flog."
The thread — This forecast of suffering and resurrection corresponds to the earlier mandate in Matthew 16:21 and connects to the fulfillment accounts in Matthew 26:67 and Mark 14:65.
Why it lands — The text states that rejection, physical abuse, and death will occur before His third-day resurrection, requiring a reader to accept suffering as the necessary pathway to vindication.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Cross-references
- Matthew 16:21 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
- Matthew 26:67 Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
- Mark 14:65 Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
- Luke 22:63 The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
- Mark 15:17 They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
- Mark 15:29 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
- Luke 23:11 And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
- Luke 23:35 The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
- Isaiah 50:6 I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
- Psalms 16:10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.